San Jose man, 62, suspected of trying to meet up with boys

Published 9:54 pm, Thursday, February 11, 2016

Gerald Patrick McGuire, 62, of San Jose, was arrested Wednesday on suspicion of sending harmful matter to a minor and contacting a minor with the intent to commit a felony.

Gerald Patrick McGuire, 62, of San Jose, was arrested Wednesday on suspicion of sending harmful matter to a minor and contacting a minor with the intent to commit a felony.

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San Jose man, 62, suspected of trying to meet up with boys

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Sexual assault officers detained a 62-year-old man at a San Jose park Wednesday after his attempt to meet young boys online led to a meeting with an officer posing as a child, police said.

Officers arrested Gerald Patrick McGuire, of San Jose, on suspicion of sending harmful matter to a minor and contacting a minor with the intent to commit a felony.

The investigation began after McGuire made a social media ad of an adult man seeking a “younger male,” according to a statement released by Officer Albert Morales, a San Jose police spokesman.

An officer in the Silicon Valley Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force responded to his ad and had several conversations with McGuire, in which he made “several incriminating statements online,” Morales said.

He also sent “harmful matter” to the officer posed as a boy, but authorities would not specify what it was.